How To Make Pickled Shrimp - Best Recipe | Charleston Magazine

Ingredients

• 2 bay leaves
• 1 lb. (21–25 count) shrimp, preferably in the shell
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup white vinegar (or rice vinegar)
• 1½ tsp. sugar, or to taste
• 1 tsp. celery salt
• 3/4 tsp. salt, or to taste
• 2 Tbs. drained capers
• Half a large bell pepper (red is nice), cored, seeded, and thinly sliced
• 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp. sugar plus 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes